Mop wringer



May 4 1926. 1,583,550

E. J. HARTMAN' MOP WRINGER Original Filed May 27, 1920 ,T 0 aZZ'whom tmay concern.

Patented May 4, 1926i EDWARD J. HARTMAN; or omciNNrL'oHro. ,y

l MOP wnrnenm` a'pncatio inea May 27, 1920, serial Be it Aknown thatI,EDWARD JQ H'nmiAN,

anew andVA useful Improvement .in a Mop lVringer, `of which thefollowingis a specification. s I A "An object `,of fmy invention is tovproyide `mopwringing device that may 'be readily attached to rordetached [from any ordinary bucket.V

' VAnother `objecjtfiis-to,providefadevice `ifor the .purpose stated'that can'f'be used in connection with a .bucket without being attachedthereto, and that after use can be easily cleaned and aired. j s

Another object is to provide a Vdevice that can be so adjusted so thatthe mop may be wrung to various degrees ofV moisture.

These and other objects are attained by means-described'herein anddisclosed in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention, andmounted upon a bucket. Y Y

Fig. 2 is a fragmental sec-tional view looking toward the right on Fig.1.

' Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view ,on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.v

` My invention comprises the frame A having the slotted sidesv and a andthe end a2 upon which is mounted the notched vlugk The fixed roller a4is secured between the sides a and a. vThe movable roller@5 is supportedbetween the'sides a' and a of the frame and the arms a6 and ai oftheyoke as by means of the axial bearing .a9 which passes thru the slotsin the `sides a and a Aand the arms of the yoke. V` kThe links al and(1.11 are pivotally attached tothe frame A and to the arms a'and a7 ofthe yokei The rod' B is attached to the yoke by the pivot b. The hollowsleeve b upon the upper end of whichy is a handle b2, partly Y enclosesthe rod B. A vshoulder b3 formed The legs or U shaped metallic vframesCy are adapted to engage the frame A and to ,y prevent the frame being',moved upward No. 384,772,v YRenewal Maire-i1 18.11926.

fwhen the mop is drawn upwardly between Y 'the rollers.

a citizen of the UnitedStates of inierica,` vandresident of Cincinnati.Yin the countyoic Hamilton and State ofOhio, have invented 'The bucket Dmay be of any type/.or kind. V"The operation ofiny device is as follows:

""TheffraineA is placedover a'bucket in'` .f the position shown inFig. 1. The 'sleeve` t and thefrod B'arefdisengagedqfrom the l i lug as'thereby permitting' the roller ato be movedtothe end of theslotsga'dj-acent I to the'links m19 and all. The o1;nsrlat'ofrv theninserts the mop in the bucket between the' to wring the mop, therellena?` is `moved vtoward` the roller at by pulling upwardu'pon thehandle?)2 until 'the rod k'B can renterathe and the sleeve b engages thelug als. The operator stands4v upon thev feet c and o formed on the legsC and then pulls the mop upward between the rollers ai* and a5. Thedegree `of theV moisture retained by the mop may be varied by reducingythe operating @ener a4 endif. Willemien-.operator desires y notabili thelug as. `The `haildle'is released' space of spring b4 by means of nut b5upon v rod B. The guards E prevent the mop clogging the rollers.

The guards E are' mounted on the frame Y betweenthe rollers andextending over the outer .edges-of the rollers and are adapted toprevent the mop engaging the bearings upon which the rollers are mountedand andthe frame, a hande secured to the armsA frame. f

and means for Ylocking' the `handle in the 'pivotally' connected `to themovable roller 2. In a mop wringing'-device,the combina` tionl withk aframe, having slotted sides, a Xed roller mounted between the y.slottedsides, a vyoke links, pivots connecting the links to the frame and tothe yoke, a movable roller, an axial bearingextending thru the movableroller, thru the arms'of Vthe yoke, and thru the slots in the frame,-means' to reciprocatethebearingv in the slots'and meansfto lock t-herollersin 4"ixed 'relation to .one another.

In a mop wringing device the combination with a frame, -anotched lugupon vthe end of the frame, a fixed roller yand a movableroller-supported betweenfthe sides of the frame, a rod connected withthermovl- I able roller, an adjustable nut upon the rod,

`mop may beheld between the rollers.

4. In a mop wringing device the combination with a frame, a notched lugupon the end oi the traine, a lixed roller and a movable rollersupportedbetween the sides of the frame, arod connected with the movable roller,an adjustable nut rupon )the rod, a

hollow sleeveinounted upon the rod, a\spring mounted upon the rod andwithin the sleeve and adapted to engage the sleeve' at its lower 'endandthe nut at Vit-s Y upper end, a handle upon the sleeve, the sleevebeing adapted to' compress the spring'upon the nutvandrto engage thenotched lug while the rod is seated inthe notch therein, whereby a mopmay be held between the rollers7 and operator may stand to removablyysupport the device over a bucket against the upward movement of the mopbetween the rollers.

5. In ar mop wringer, the combination 4of a substantially horizontalroller frame adapted to removably rest'upon the top of a bucket, rollersmounted in the frame for wringing mop heads, and anchor frames eachcomprising a rod bent into substantially U-shape, the free end of eacharm of said rod being formed into ka hooked end, the hooked ends beingcapablel of insertion in apertures in the roller frame, `the anchoriframes being bent outwardl'yadjacent the bent portion and the placesspaced from the hooks, whereby to form feet at the bases of the anchorframes serving as means upon which an operator may stand to' precludevupward movement of the roller frame when a ,mop head is drawn betweenthe rollers.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my naine this 19th day ofMay,'1920.

- EDWARD J. HARTMAN.

means secured to the frame upon which an A

